Love You With My Life Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Love You With My Life in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

1
Chords: Bb – Dm – Gm – Eb
How it goes
Love You With My Life sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Dm is D, F and A; Gm is G, Bb and D; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIDmiiiGmviEbIV
- BbBb · D · F
- DmD · F · A
- GmG · Bb · D
- EbEb · G · Bb
53 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Bossa sway
How it goes
Long-short, long-short, leaning ahead: a gentle Brazilian sway. Musicians call it root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Bossa swayRoot bass rhythm · Bossa novaLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Pumping chords
How it goes
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Pumping chordsPumping 8ths · RockRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 115 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
5
Ending: Gm – Eb – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are vi – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GmEbBb

What chords are in Love You With My Life?

The loop is Bb – Dm – Gm – Eb (I – iii – vi – IV) in Bb major, and the song ends on Gm – Eb – Bb.

What key is Love You With My Life in?

Bb major, at about 115 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Love You With My Life?

Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Love You With My Life easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.